Index: utils.py
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--- utils.py    (revision 0)
+++ utils.py    (revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+def get_hexdigest(algorithm, salt, raw_password):
+    from django.utils.encoding import smart_str
+    from django.utils.hashcompat import md5_constructor, sha_constructor
+    """
+    Returns a string of the hexdigest of the given plaintext password and salt
+    using the given algorithm ('md5', 'sha1' or 'crypt').
+    """
+    raw_password, salt = smart_str(raw_password), smart_str(salt)
+    if algorithm == 'crypt':
+        try:
+            import crypt
+        except ImportError:
+            raise ValueError('"crypt" password algorithm not supported in this environment')
+        return crypt.crypt(raw_password, salt)
+
+    if algorithm == 'md5':
+        return md5_constructor(salt + raw_password).hexdigest()
+    elif algorithm == 'sha1':
+        return sha_constructor(salt + raw_password).hexdigest()
+    raise ValueError("Got unknown password algorithm type in password.")
+
+def set_password(raw_password):
+    import random
+    algo = 'sha1'
+    salt = get_hexdigest(algo, str(random.random()), str(random.random()))[:5]
+    hsh = get_hexdigest(algo, salt, raw_password)
+    return '%s$%s$%s' % (algo, salt, hsh)
+
+def check_password(raw_password, enc_password):
+    """
+    Returns a boolean of whether the raw_password was correct. Handles
+    encryption formats behind the scenes.
+    """
+    algo, salt, hsh = enc_password.split('$')
+    return hsh == get_hexdigest(algo, salt, raw_password)
Index: models.py
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--- models.py   (revision 14203)
+++ models.py   (working copy)
@@ -2,44 +2,17 @@
 import urllib

 from django.contrib import auth
+from django.contrib.auth.utils import set_password, get_hexdigest, check_password
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.db import models
 from django.db.models.manager import EmptyManager
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.utils.encoding import smart_str
-from django.utils.hashcompat import md5_constructor, sha_constructor
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _


 UNUSABLE_PASSWORD = '!' # This will never be a valid hash

-def get_hexdigest(algorithm, salt, raw_password):
-    """
-    Returns a string of the hexdigest of the given plaintext password and salt
-    using the given algorithm ('md5', 'sha1' or 'crypt').
-    """
-    raw_password, salt = smart_str(raw_password), smart_str(salt)
-    if algorithm == 'crypt':
-        try:
-            import crypt
-        except ImportError:
-            raise ValueError('"crypt" password algorithm not supported in this environment')
-        return crypt.crypt(raw_password, salt)
-
-    if algorithm == 'md5':
-        return md5_constructor(salt + raw_password).hexdigest()
-    elif algorithm == 'sha1':
-        return sha_constructor(salt + raw_password).hexdigest()
-    raise ValueError("Got unknown password algorithm type in password.")
-
-def check_password(raw_password, enc_password):
-    """
-    Returns a boolean of whether the raw_password was correct. Handles
-    encryption formats behind the scenes.
-    """
-    algo, salt, hsh = enc_password.split('$')
-    return hsh == get_hexdigest(algo, salt, raw_password)
-
 class SiteProfileNotAvailable(Exception):
     pass

@@ -237,11 +210,7 @@
         if raw_password is None:
             self.set_unusable_password()
         else:
-            import random
-            algo = 'sha1'
-            salt = get_hexdigest(algo, str(random.random()), str(random.random()))[:5]
-            hsh = get_hexdigest(algo, salt, raw_password)
-            self.password = '%s$%s$%s' % (algo, salt, hsh)
+           self.password = set_password(raw_password)

     def check_password(self, raw_password):